Hot or Not

[Mark Wein]

Fano Alt De Facto SP6

The familiar design of the Fano Alt De Facto SP6 hearkens back to a blend of two of the first electric guitar manufacturers. Starting with an LP Jr style body, the Fano Alt De Facto SP6 features a Tele style bridge with compensated brass saddles and a custom wound Lindy Fralin T-Style bridge pickup. The neck pickup is a custom wound Fralin P-90 and the electronics package is similar to a Tele with the addition of a ToneStyler passive tone circuit. This 16 position rotary switch lets the player change the resonant peak and treble roll-off in 1/3 octave increments for total tonal control. The Fano Alt De Facto SP6 also features a late 50’s round back neck shape as well as a 10”-16” compound radius fretboard for worry free bending and superior sustain. The Tele style bridge/pickup combination yields a twangy tone without being too bright or fizzy while the neck P-90 is warm and full of vintage tone and grit. The Fano Alt De Facto SP6 is a beautiful blend of two American classics with exceptional build quality and attention to detail. From rock to country to blues, the Fano Alt De Facto SP6 has got what it takes to cover them all.
Fano Alt De Facto SP6 Features:

• 6.0 lbs.
• Distressed Ultra Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Mahogany Body
• Mahogany Neck
• 10”-16” Compound Radius Rosewood Fretboard
• 24 2/3” Scale
• 6105 Fretwire
• Fano Exclusive T-Style Bridge
• Compensated Brass Saddles
• Custom Wound Lindy Fralin T Bridge Pickup
• Custom Wound Lindy Fralin P-90 Neck Pickup
• ToneStyler Passive Tone Circuit
• T-Style Control Plate
• Distressed Hardware
• Includes Hard Shell Case

[Tiltsta]

Kind of a LPjuniorcaster thing going on. As much as I usually hate mash ups, this one actually looks pretty nice. I'm going with HOT.

[Mark Wein]

If I had the money I'd be ordering the parts for a Warmoth version this morning. I think it's rad.

[mosiddiqi]

I shouldn't like that..but it's pretty cool.

[Help!I'maRock!]

they're hot, i just can't get with the relicing.

[Kerouac]

VERY hot.

[reverend1]

love it!

[Mark Wein]

they're hot, i just can't get with the relicing.

me either. If I picked it up in a store and it felt rad I'd buy it anyway though.

I think I could make myself something comparable for half the price that would make me happy enough, though. The only thing it wouldn't have would be whatever that switching system is.

[Help!I'maRock!]

me either. If I picked it up in a store and it felt rad I'd buy it anyway though.

I think I could make myself something comparable for half the price that would make me happy enough, though. The only thing it wouldn't have would be whatever that switching system is.

switching is normal. the tonestyler you can buy aftermarket.

[Chad]

hawt

[paulskirocks]

I like teles, I like P-90s, and I like that the control plate is moved back further than a standard tele...

[Aahzz]

Warm.

[John Watt]

Oh! It almost hurts a little, seeing a flat mahogany Les Paul shape, coffee table looking, and I liked Les Paul Juniors and Melody Makers,
with a bad color combination of Fender parts.
I know, just because I was the first person in my world to get lefty and P.A.F. with a Fender Stratocaster,
before the rest of the world caught on, and that became the most popular body and wiring design,
doesn't mean less original builders can't mash up parts from the past.

But this guitar does look built to accomodate floor pedals with flex tubing that links to the bridge for steel guitar bending effects,
or for swatting back beer bottles at Fender or Gibson corporate audiences.

[Help!I'maRock!]

Oh! It almost hurts a little, seeing a flat mahogany Les Paul shape, coffee table looking, and I liked Les Paul Juniors and Melody Makers,
with a bad color combination of Fender parts.
I know, just because I was the first person in my world to get lefty and P.A.F. with a Fender Stratocaster,
before the rest of the world caught on, and that became the most popular body and wiring design,
doesn't mean less original builders can't mash up parts from the past.

But this guitar does look built to accomodate floor pedals with flex tubing that links to the bridge for steel guitar bending effects,
or for swatting back beer bottles at Fender or Gibson corporate audiences.

exactly how many people are in your world besides you and Jimi?

[Hubert Stumblin]

Hot! I like them Fano things.

[Brian Krashpad]

Extremely hot, despite distressed hardware.

And I want some of the drugs Watt is on.

[Jeremy]

Hawt!

[paulskirocks]

Extremely hot, despite distressed hardware.

And I want some of the drugs Watt is on.

Actually, he forgot to take his meds... This is John Watt's brain not on drugs!

[paulskirocks]

I sure don't like the pick guard, although I don't like any pick guards, but those look goofy...

[Help!I'maRock!]

Actually, he forgot to take his meds... This is John Watt's brain not on drugs!

you imply that he had meds to take in the first place.

[paulskirocks]

you imply that he had meds to take in the first place.

I imply that he might want to self-medicate...

[Help!I'maRock!]

I imply that he might want to self-medicate...

[John Watt]

uh... uh... is it on? Huh? Yeah? Okay... Jimi? yeah, Jimi's gone... he tries to phase back in, attracted to digitals,
and my semi-solid-body keeps sending fequencies his way.... but, yeah, yeah, he can dig it... but Jimi's gone...
Alfie Zappacosta is still going strong, over sixty on Youtube, now singing jazzy r'n'b without a rock band.
Yeah, "now, nothing can stand in my way".

What's with mahogany being "the" retro tone wood? What happened to korina?

[Denverdave]

At least interesting. I would really like to play one of those though....

[sunvalleylaw]

Hmm, I am in the minority. I want my teles to look like teles, and I want my melody maker looking guitar to have a bad ass bucker in the bridge position. Kinda meh as far as I am concerned.

But I am in tele mode as I am expecting to pick up mine tomorrow! Could be coloring my view of this one.

[Brian Krashpad]

I want my melody maker looking guitar to have a bad ass bucker in the bridge position.

This confuses me. Melody Makers have always had single-coils in the bridge position. Traditionally, and currently, these were small Fender-looking singles, 2003-2006 they had P-90's. But in the 50+ year history of MM's the only ones with a HB have been the very recent Joan Jett model.

[Lerxst]

Like it, don't love it though. Fano is in fleetwood, Pa..about an hour from me.

[reverend1]

a bad color combination

Ha! I knew it! A real Canadian puts a U in the word color!

[reverend1]

exactly how many people are in your world besides you and Jimi?

none, unfortunately.

[dodgechargerfan]

HOT

[sunvalleylaw]

This confuses me. Melody Makers have always had single-coils in the bridge position. Traditionally, and currently, these were small Fender-looking singles, 2003-2006 they had P-90's. But in the 50+ year history of MM's the only ones with a HB have been the very recent Joan Jett model.

My bad. I don't know my Gibson/Epiphone line very well. I guess I thought I had seen one like that. I think I was thinking of a Les Paul Jr., but those have a p90 I now see. But that (snarly p90 or bucker) is what I would want out of that shape, and also the gibson/epi style controls. Brings out my inner Westerberg.

[Peeker]

I'd prefer it in black or something...
I, too, will say warm.

or should I say warum?

[Knox in Box]

Looks like the thing I learned to play "Iron Man" on. with my thumb pressing the root notes.

Don't think so really. Maybe I should like it, I don't know.

[Knox in Box]

Just read the rest of this thread.

I think some flash wizz should come up with a magical John Watt generator somewhere on the web.

Couldn't live without you John, no hard feelings.